Prepared by:
Working group on trial assessment, September 1997.
The site description data is collected at the beginning of the trial establishment and should include the following:
Name of the site: ________________________________________
Country: ________________________________________
Province: ________________________________________
District: ________________________________________
Latitude (degrees and minutes): ________________________________________
Longitude (degrees and minutes): ________________________________________
Altitude (m above sea level): ________________________________________
Managing office/institution: ________________________________________
Owner: ________________________________________
Distance to nearest office responsible for management (km): ____________________
Distance to nearest villages/towns (km): ____________________
Number of inhabitants in the nearest villages/towns: ____________________
Type of area (e.g. research station, managed forest, etc.): ________________________________________
Add map(s) (see section 3,2. above).
Name of the station: ________________________________________
Latitude (degrees and minutes): _____________________
Longitude (degrees and minutes): _____________________
Altitude (m a.s.l.): _____________________
| Climatic data1 | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Year |
| Rainfall (mm) | |||||||||||||
| Temp mean (ºC) | |||||||||||||
| Temp. mean max.2 (ºC) | |||||||||||||
| Temp. mean min.3 (ºC) | |||||||||||||
| Evapotranspiration 4 (mm) |
1Period of observations : _____________________
(specify years)
2Average of daily maximum temperatures
3Average of daily minimum temperatures
4Potential evapotranspiration (ETP) - Penman's formula
Number/type of seasons:
one: ___________
two: ___________
even: ___________
irregulars: ___________
Period(s): _________________________________
(specify months)
No. of intermediate days proximate to growing season: ________________________
No. of wet days in growing season: ________________________
Dry months (number month per year of < 50 mm rain):: _________________________________
Frost (number of days/year): ________________________
Prevailing wind (direction, period, speed): ________________________
__ Flat/gentle (0-8 %) __ Intermediate (9-30 %) __ Steep (>30 %) < /P>
Please tick the following soil description
| Soil texture | Soil depth | Soil drainage/ Waterlogging | Gravel content, topsoil | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Light/sandy | 1. Shallow (< 50 cm) | 1. Well drained | 1. None (< 15 %) | ||||
| 2. Medium/Loamy | 2. Deep (50-100 cm) | 2. Seasonal | 2. Gravelly (15-35 %) | ||||
| 3. Heavy/clayey | 3. Very deep (> 100 cni) | 3. Permanent | 3. Stony (> 35 %) | ||||
| Organic matter content | Reaction (pH) | Soil salinity | Ground water | ||||
| 1. Poor (< 2 % DM) | 1. Acid (pH < 6.5) | 1. None | 1 1 - Shallow (< 50 cm) | ||||
| 2. Medium (2-5 % DM) | 2. Neutral (6.5-7.5) | 2. Moderate | 12. Deep (50 - 150 cm) | ||||
| 3. Rich (> 5 %) | 3. Alkaline (pH> 7.5) | 3. High | 13. Very deep(>150 cm) | ||||
Natural (original) vegetation type: _________________________________________
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Dominant natural (original) genera/species: _________________________________________
Land use history: _________________________________________
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Apparent major problems of site (pests, diseases, etc.): ____________________________________
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Economics data, viz farm gate prices for fodder, fuel wood, small size
timber, extractives, and other minor produce
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